The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-14
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

chase OF the Wisconsin Central. which VIII give |
1t line from the gulf to Duluth.
Conductor John Trimble on tho Vandalia. /
WAC has beer on couple of weeks on account OF
sickness, takes his train again to-day.
There were transferred the Belt road in |
the week ending March u 1897 cars, against |
l0.3Sl the corresponding week Of 1886.
The FIVE Western lines last week, brought into
this station 3. 1868 loaded cars. increase OK l5I
cars over the in bound movement of the week
ending March ).
Several roads are still selling unlimited mile.
age tickets, some still at $50 per 1000 miles. and
this means trouble before this mileageticket
question is settled.
The eastern and western divisions OF the In
danapolis & St. Louis road earned in February,
1921 ,G20: increase over earnings corresponding
month, 1886. 1874, POI.
The Terre Haute car works will. this week,
comnlete their contract to build 230 box cars for
the c. H g. ID. road These works are now
building at the rate of ninety per week
Lew Goth formerly vard-master of the e. st.
L. e. r. at This point. now master of transporta-
ton Oh the Texas Pacific, headquarters at New
Orleans, is spending few days with friends in
this city.
Belt-road en- giues handled last week 5l2 car
loads of 1--we stock. against 537 the correspond.
ing week o. lssE4 a heavier movement IS looked
for within the next thirty days. Through March
usually the through shipments are light.
branch of the Order of Railway Conductors
was established at Michigan City yesterday.
The Michigan Central gave the brotherhood at
Chicago special train to Michigan City that
they might be present at the organization of the
new lodge.
Superintendent Black, Of the J.. NJ & T.. has
issued order that no freight should be
stored in the old j.. NJ e |. depot, on South
street, as it is to be torn down soon. and yard
system of tracks which to stand idle passen-
ger coaches will occupy the ground.
The five leading Eastern lines, namely, the
Bee line. the l., B. g. w.. the c.. III. & l., the
C., St. L. & p. and the c.. l.. ST. L. & c., last
week forwarded from this point 3 262 loaded cars,
which was an increase over the movement east
ward in the week ending March of III loaded
cars
Paymastsr Snee, of the Pennsylvania lines, is
round on his monthly trip paying for February.
His pay-rolls show that the working forces at
The shops of the company on Western lines is
about Is per cent larger than in March, 1856
In other departments the forces are about the
same as last year.
Judge Cooley, receiver of the Wabash, has
pulled off ten engines and firemen on the Tilton
and Andrews district and ordered the locomo-
tives housed. Half dozen freight crews have
also been laid off indefinitely and reduction mas
been made in all other departments, save that OF
track maintenance.
T. Fl. Malone. general freight agent Of the
Wisconsin Central railroad has resigned his
position to take the secretaryship of the Mil
waakee Harvester Company The resignation
takes effect April l. G.. H. Barlow, the assist
ant freight agent of the road, wall probably be
Mr.. Malone's successor.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad. says the New
York Sun, is about to be translated from the
condition of a mi-private corporation of great
wealth and conservatism to that of public
commodity, with Wal-street constitution and
bylaws. The fact is enough to make the late
John w. Garrett turn in his grave.
Judge Burke spent most of the time last week
Columbus. where q
swer in the Hooking Valley suit. The Judge,
II is stated, is determined to push the case as
rapidly as possible. so satisfied 10 he that his
record in the will show that on his part the
transaction was honorable and correct.
Shall demurraee be charged upon ears which
consignees are bound to unload, by their bills of
ladinc, but which they neglect to do beyond a
reasonable time. and if demurrage is to be
charged must the rate be advertised on the tariff
is one of the questions the freight agents
trying to settle, with others, under their con-
structiOn of the new law.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is max
Ing experiments at its shops at Altoona with the
view of finding some substitute for the danger
stove. The company is giving the mat
ter great attention, aud hopes to be able in a
short time to decide upon substitute for a
stove that will furnish an adequate amount of
heat and obviate all danger.
A conference was held on Friday last between
Judge Gresham and Receiver Thomas NJ Cooley
of the Wabash road, relative to needed improve
ments on the road. The court gave permission
to the receiver to expend $50. 900 for repairs to
the bridges at Hannibal, Kahaki. Sangamon
and Maumee. The question Of spending $3.50, O0O
for ties and ballast was left to the discretion of
the receiver. and that of spending $500 for
new steel rails was not acted on
The Wabash lines east of the river under the
management Of Receiver Cooley, earned in Feb
ruary $43l. 988. Decrease compared with the
corresponding month. 1885,. $17,918. This ex-
hibit, oil things considered. is certainly a favor
able one, as the Wabash lines east of the river
have suffered in their business through the dis
position OF the management west of the river &c
divert their business east-bound to some other
line running east from St Louis
1t begins to look now as if the long story OF
litigation over the Reading railroad would be
brought to comparatively early close. The
order of the court directing that the property oil
the company shall be sold prior to the LIST oil
January, 1888, and the proceeds distributed
among the creditors. seems like the beginning oil
the end. though it must not be accepted as con
elusive that foreclosure sale is an inevitable
sequence of the order of the court
L. D. w. Van Vleet, chief train dispatcher FOR
the Michigan Central, Is about to turn author
He was In Kalamazoo Friday last in conference
with two division superintendents, the Jackson
chief train dispatcher and the Superintendent o.
telegraphy, in regard to the issuing of worr
called for by the general superintendent dis
patching ard the details connected Herewith
These FIVE officers are to prepare the volume ant
they divided the task into five parts
Tho receivers of the Wabash lines cas-. Of ths
river prior to Judge Cooleys taking the receiv
ership filed their report last week. which shows
the liabilities and assets and tho earnings and ex
ponses of the main line and branches for the las
two years. Their statement shows the l.. p.
c. division earned net surplus of $73 037 81
Detroit & Butler division $l10.22 05 Eel Rive
division So. 557. 953, main line East ST. 1903 70
and yet there many branches showing .
deficit that the debt is 81, 195, psi 90
Conductors on the Pullman cars are feelip,
very cheerful over the better treatm eut the ma n
-agement show a disposition to give them, be
sides increasing their salaries. The married
men will be given rms, whenever possible 81
that they spend their leisure time with thei